August 17th, 1993

Born on August 17th, 1993

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 12,000 days old!

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What happened on August 17th?

August 17th, 2009

A hydroelectric turbine at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Russia catastrophically failed, flooding the turbine hall, killing 75 people and causing widespread power outages.

August 17th, 2008

Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games.

August 17th, 1969

Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 259 people and causing $1.42 billion in damage..

August 17th, 1959

American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time.

August 17th, 1950

Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.

August 17th, 1945

Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.

August 17th, 1943

World War II: The Royal Air Force began a strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany's V-weapon programme by attacking the Peenemünde Army Research Center.

August 17th, 1916

World War I: Romania signed a secret treaty with the Entente Powers, agreeing to enter the war in return for promised territory in Austria-Hungary.

August 17th, 1915

A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead and causing $50 million in damage.

August 17th, 1914

World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia at the Battle of Stallupönen and scored the first German victory in the Eastern Front.

August 17th, 1907

Pike Place Market (pictured), one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington.

August 17th, 1676

Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.

August 17th, 1424

Hundred Years' War: Allied English and Burgundian forces gained a strategically important victory at the bloody Battle of Verneuil in Normandy, France.

August 17th, 0986

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping.

August 17th, 1876

The premiere of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner (pictured) closed the first Bayreuth Festival.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 17th

Born on August 17th, 1993

32

Sarah Sjöström

Swedish swimmer

*August 17th, 1993, Salem Municipality

32

Ederson Moraes

Brazilian goalkeeper

*August 17th, 1993, Osasco

32

Yoo Seung-ho

South Korean actor

*August 17th, 1993, Incheon

32

Xie Zhenye

Chinese sprinter

*August 17th, 1993, Shaoxing

32

Diyorbek Urozboev

Uzbek judoka

*August 17th, 1993, Shovot District

32

Rodrigo Caio

Brazilian footballer

*August 17th, 1993, Dracena

32

Johannes Geis

German footballer

*August 17th, 1993, Schweinfurt

32

Nidhhi Agerwal

Indian model and actress

*August 17th, 1993, Hyderabad

32

Elijhaa Penny

American football player (born 1993)

*August 17th, 1993, Los Angeles

32

Kevin Byard

American football player (born 1993)

*August 17th, 1993, Lithonia

32

Jesse Winker

American baseball player

*August 17th, 1993, Buffalo

Same year
Born in 1993

32

Kirsty Gilmour

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1993, Bellshill

33

Anitta

Brazilian singer, actress and businesswoman

*March 30th, 1993, Rio de Janeiro

33

PartyNextDoor

Canadian singer (born 1993)

*July 3rd, 1993, Mississauga

33

Saweetie

American rapper and singer

*July 2nd, 1993, Hayward

32

Tiffany Trump

American research assistant and reality television personality

*October 13th, 1993, West Palm Beach

33

Dawid Podsiadło

Polish singer-songwriter

*May 23rd, 1993, Dąbrowa Górnicza

33

Nico Santos

German singer-songwriter

*January 7th, 1993, Bremen

33

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

32

Käärijä

Finnish rap-artist

*October 21st, 1993, Helsinki

33

Netta Barzilai

Israeli singer

*January 22nd, 1993, Hod HaSharon

33

Ronya Othmann

German writer

*January 12th, 1993, Munich

32

Sikki Reddy

Indian badminton player

*August 18th, 1993, Kodad

33

Wendy Chen Hsuan-Yu

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1993, Taichung

33

Airi Mikkelä

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1993, Vantaa

33

Tones and I

Australian singer, songwriter and record producer

*May 13th, 1993, Shire of Mornington Peninsula

33

Oliver Tree

American singer, record producer and comedian

*June 29th, 1993, Santa Cruz

33

Huang Yuxiang

Chinese badminton player

*January 25th, 1993, Hangzhou

32

Pabllo Vittar

Brazilian drag queen and singer

*November 1st, 1993, Caxias

33

Manu Gavassi

Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress

*January 4th, 1993, São Paulo

32

Alina Eremia

Romanian pop singer and actress

*December 15th, 1993, Buftea

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1993 is a normal year and no leap year.

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